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Playing with purpose: ISU student’s research explores therapeutic uses of video games
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (431+ words) The following is a news release from Idaho State University. POCATELLO " Gaming is serious business for Rifat Ara Tasnim. The soon-to-be doctoral graduate from Idaho State University wasn't fixated on the likes of Minecraft, Fortnite, Roblox, or the latest Battlefield....
Grandparents of teen with severe special needs get heartfelt surprise from a Secret Santa
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (274+ words) A local Secret Santa is giving $1 million to deserving people in eastern Idaho this holiday season. Every day, from now until the end of the year, the East Idaho News elves will be delivering gifts from Secret Santa and we'll…...
Instagram will now be PG-13 for teens with Meta’s latest update
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (373+ words) NEW YORK (CNN) " Instagram is further cracking down on what millions of young people can see on the platform, aligning its "Teen Accounts" safety settings with the guidelines for PG-13 movies. Tuesday's update goes a step further. Instagram will not…...
Beloved daycare provider retires after 40 years
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (644+ words) CHUBBUCK " After 40 years of caring for other people's children as if they were her own, beloved child care provider Tres Thorpe is finally taking a well-deserved rest. For four decades, Thorpe has run Shooting Stars Daycare out of her Chubbuck…...
Local MMA gym wants your help sending four kids to junior kickboxing championship in Hawaii
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (353+ words) IDAHO FALLS " Team Lionheart MMA, a mixed martial arts gym at 510 2nd Street in Idaho Falls, needs your help sending four junior kickboxers to a competition in Hawaii. Thirteen-year-old Chance Somma and his 10-year-old brother, Gunner, are headed to the King…...
State finds systemic problems in Soda Springs special education programs
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (906+ words) SODA SPRINGS (Idaho EdNews) " Soda Springs Joint School District has systemic problems with its special education programs, an investigation by the Idaho Department of Education found. The department opened the investigation in April after receiving four separate complaints related to…...
Homeland Security's 'welfare' check on Idaho migrant students raises school privacy questions
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (1670+ words) CALDWELL (InvestigateWest) " A DHS special agent told Caldwell Police Department Cpl. Patrick Lewis, who doubles as a school resource officer for the Vallivue School District, that the agency was checking on unaccompanied migrant children to help confirm their school attendance…...
Couple welcomes baby boy from nearly 31-year-old frozen embryo
5+ mon, 4+ day ago (664+ words) In what's known as embryo adoption, Lindsey and Tim Pierce used a handful of donated embryos that have been frozen since 1994 in pursuit of having a child after fighting infertility for years. Their son was born Saturday from an embryo…...
What does Pediatric Readiness mean in an emergency?
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (314+ words) Have a medical-related question you've always wanted answered? The doctors at Mountain View Hospital and Idaho Falls Community Hospital are here to help! Email your "Ask the Doctor" questions to [email protected] and they might end up in our weekly column....
Kennedy orders closure of Head Start office for Pacific Northwest, impacting Idaho
9+ mon, 2+ day ago (401+ words) SEATTLE (KIVI) " On April 1, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), Robert F. Kennedy Jr., ordered the closure of the Head Start office for Region 10 in Seattle, which covers Idaho, Washington, Oregon, and Alaska. Although it doesn't reference the office…...